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yank

  [yangk] ,
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. to pull or remove abruptly and vigorously: Yank down on the bell rope. He was yanked out of school.
–noun
2. an abrupt, vigorous pull; jerk.
Origin:
1810–20; orig. uncert.

Synonyms:
1. pluck, tug, tear.

Yank

  [yangk] ,
–noun, adjective Informal.
Yankee.
Origin:
1770–80, Americanism; shortened form
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yank   (yāngk)   
v.   yanked, yank·ing, yanks

v.   tr.

  1. To pull with a quick, strong movement; jerk: yanked the emergency cord.

  2. Slang To extract or remove abruptly: yanked the starting pitcher early in the game.

v.   intr.
To pull on something suddenly. See Synonyms at jerk1.
n.  A sudden vigorous pull; a jerk.

[Origin unknown.]
Yank   (yāngk)   
n.   Informal
A Yankee.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
yank

  1. tv.
    to harass someone. (See also yank (so) around.) : Stop yanking me!
  2. n.
    a Yankee; a U.S. soldier. (Usually Yank.) : I don't care if you call me a yank. That's what I am.
  3. in.
    to vomit. : Somebody or some animal yanked on the driveway.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

yank  (v.)
1822, Scottish, of unknown origin; the noun is 1818 in sense of "sudden blow, cuff."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

yank jargon
(From the colloquial meaning "to pull suddenly") To insert a copy of some saved text at the current position in a document being edited.
The term is used in the Unix text editors GNU Emacs and vi but "paste" is more common elsewhere.
[Used elsewhere?]
(1998-07-01)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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